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Gustave Doré - The Vale of Tears "Vale of tears" (Latin: vallis lacrimarum) is a Christian phrase referring to the tribulations of life that Christian doctrine says are left behind only when one leaves the world and enters Heaven.
Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, Thine eyes of mercy toward us; And after this our exile, Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. ℣ Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, ℟ that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray:
The Valley of Tears (French: La Vallée de Larmes) is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Gustave Doré, from 1883. It is very large (413.5cm x 627cm). It was bought by the city of Paris in 1984 and is currently in the collection of the Petit Palais. [1] [2] It was one of a great number of works Doré completed on biblical themes.
The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Although massively outnumbered, the Israeli forces ...
Vale of Tears: Revisiting the Canudos Massacre in Northeastern Brazil, 1893–1897 is a book by historian Robert M. Levine published by the University of California Press in 1992. [1] The book goes into detail of the Massacre that occurred in the Northeastern state of Bahia .
The owner of a cafe made famous after featuring in Gavin & Stacey has said he fought back tears watching the show's last episode. ... Marco said there was a bumper crowd on the island in the Vale ...
In Hebrew literature Joseph ha-Kohen achieved prominence by two historical works. His major work, Dibre ha-Yamim le-Malke Zarfat we-'Otoman (Chronicles of the Kings of France and Turkey), is in the nature of a history of the world, in the form of annals, in which he represents the sequence of events as a conflict between Asia and Europe, between Islam and Christianity, the protagonist for ...
Almost 200 miles (321 km) north of Penarth is Wales’ longest pier - Llandudno in the county of Conwy. Originally 242 ft (72m) long on its opening day in 1858, it was extended in 1877 and now ...